Croquembouche Recipe

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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
19167
Calories
Total time
260
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups water
  • 16 tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • 8 to 10 eggs
  • filling, recipe follows
  • caramel , recipe follows
  • 1 vanilla bean , split lengthwise
  • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup water

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt, and sugar to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. When it boils, immediately take the pan off the heat. Stirring with a wooden spoon, add all the flour at once and stir hard until all the flour is incorporated, 30 to 60 seconds. Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring, 30 seconds to evaporate some of the moisture.
  2. Scrape the mixture into a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer). Mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, and working 1 egg at a time, add 6 of the eggs, stopping after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add 1 or 2 more eggs, and mix until incorporated.
  3. Using a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip, pipe the dough in big kisses onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Whisk 2 eggs with 3 teaspoons of water. Brush the surface of the dough with the egg wash to knock down the points (do not use all the egg wash.) Bake 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375-degrees and bake until puffed up and light golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Try not to open the oven door too often during the baking. Let cool on the baking sheet. The recipe can be made up to this point and frozen in plastic bags. Filling: In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 10 to 15 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk mixture, reserving the empty saucepan.
  4. Pour the mixture through a strainer back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and any flavorings if you want to make a different flavor like chocolate or coffee. Let cool slightly. Cover with plastic wrap, lightly pressing the plastic against the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Chill at least 2 hours or until ready to serve. The custard can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Poke a hole with a plain pastry tip in the bottom of each cream puff and pipe it full of the custard.
  5. Caramel: Dissolve the sugar in a saucepan with the water, making an X through the sugar with your finger to allow the water to slowly soak into the sugar. Boil to make a light golden caramel then dip the bottom of the pan in an ice bath to stop the cooking. Dip the sides of the puffs in the caramel and stick them together (approximately 20 cream puffs) in a circle, tops facing out. Make a second row on top of the first but a bit smaller to draw the circle in and create a tower of cream puffs. Check it from all sides occasionally to make sure it's straight. When it's finished, drizzle it with caramel all over. You can also stick on decorative elements with the caramel in the crevices, like candied violets, gold balls, gum paste flowers, sugar covered almonds, etc.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 19166.84 Kcal (80248 kJ)
Calories from fat 14733 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1637g 2518%
Cholesterol 7259.72mg 2420%
Sodium 10996.93mg 458%
Potassium 3893.15mg 83%
Total Carbs 991.08g 330%
Sugars 619.92g 2480%
Dietary Fiber 33.76g 135%
Protein 199.01g 398%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 16%
Vitamin A 18.4mg 612%
Iron 36.5mg 203%
Calcium 3092.1mg 309%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 353.8 Kcal (1481 kJ)
Calories from fat 271.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.22g 2518%
Cholesterol 134.01mg 2420%
Sodium 202.99mg 458%
Potassium 71.86mg 83%
Total Carbs 18.29g 330%
Sugars 11.44g 2480%
Dietary Fiber 0.62g 135%
Protein 3.67g 398%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 16%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 612%
Iron 0.7mg 203%
Calcium 57.1mg 309%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 519
    Points
  • 544
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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